Dr Dennis Gillings was appointed world dementia envoy by UK Prime Minister David Cameron on behalf of the then G8 group of nations in February. His role as envoy is to reduce barriers to investment in research, improve drug development ...

For the final podcast in the creative ageing series, Aged Care Insite spoke to the creative director of the Arts Health Institute Jean-Paul Bell. Bell is co-founder of the Humour Foundation and authored a book in 2010 called Laughter is ...

The Play Up Convention will feature a workshop and talk from one the founding members of Circus Oz, Sue Broadway. She is the artistic director at Westside Circus in Melbourne and a creative fellow at the State Library of Victoria. ...

In the next instalment of our creative ageing podcast series, Bridget Brandon sheds light on life writing. Brandon is the founder of Storyworks – a company that helps teach people how to write their life story. She will also be ...

Aged Care Insite spoke to Dr Timothy Sharp, adjunct professor in positive psychology at the University of Technology, Sydney and RMIT University. Sharp runs a clinical psychology practice and executive coaching practice and is the founder of The Happiness Institute, ...

Director Roslyn Oades has created a new stage show where young actors tell the stories of people in aged care and senior actors tell audiences what it’s like to be finishing school. Hello, Goodbye & Happy Birthday is a headphone ...

Dr George Margelis is adjunct associate professor with the University of Western Sydney’s Telehealth Research and Innovation Laboratory (THRIL). He has been involved in technology for more than three decades. Previously, he was CIO of a private hospital group and ...

Dr Cathy Greenblat is a photographer, author and sociologist whose interest in capturing a side of dementia rarely cast into light led to an exhibition that has travelled the world. Greenblat has since been involved in a documentary series showcasing ...